Helen Browning

Biographical Details
In late 2010 organic livestock and arable farmer Helen Browning was appointed as the new director of the Soil Association. "Currently director of external affairs at the National Trust, she will succeed Patrick Holden, who stood down last month after 15 years in the role...

"She is also chairman of the Food Ethics Council and has been a member of the Curry Commission on the Future of Farming and Food; the Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission; and the Meat and Livestock Commission. She was awarded an OBE in 1998 for services to organic farming."